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(kapat) of any kind. There should be no thoughts of sexuality
whatsoever.
So what all must leave? The ego must come to an end.
The intellect (buddhi) must come to an end; it will not do if it
is smoldering or appears to be dead. It has to die. When all the
karmas are destroyed (kshay), then anger-pride-deceit-greed
will also be destroyed. When all these attributes are annihilated,
then speech will become syadvaad; it will not hurt any living
being and it will be acceptable to all. Until then there is danger.
There is tremendous danger, extreme danger!
Starve the kashayas for three years
The energies of anger, pride, deceit and greed are sitting
within, waiting in anticipation of ‘when will he let go of Dada so
that we can grab him.’ They are always ready to entice you one
way or another and lead you away from the Self. As long as
they are present within, as long as there is evidence of their
existence within, they cannot be eliminated. There is no merit in
saying anything (speaking to others about this Gnan) unless they
are destroyed. Such speech will be blown away in the air
without any effect. Hence, it is not worth saying anything.
When the sweetness (meethash) is experienced within, it
is the same as the kashayas getting nourishment. The kashayas
of anger-pride-deceit-greed get nourishment and they use their
strength and energies in full force on the other side. They
become weak because they remain hungry from not getting any
food for a while. They will go away if you do not feed them,
if you were to starve them for three years. But people continue
to feed them a little at a time. People are compassionate aren’t
they? So they keep feeding the kashayas. However, if you
were to starve them completely, they would not remain past
three years. Once they leave, the entire kingdom comes into
your hands.
Are you aware that these kashayas are being fed? Are